Unifrance Unveils full Agenda for the 31st Rendez-Vous in Le Havre

Unifrance unveils the full agenda of its 31 edition of Unifrance Rendez-Vous that will take place in Le Havre for the second year running on the Normandy coast from September 1 to 5, 2025.

The event will kick off on Monday, September 1 with a gala at MuMA, the Musée d’Art Moderne André Malraux, at the invitation of the Mairie du Havre. On Wednesday September 3, participants will also be invited by the Région Normandie to a gala at the Palais Bénédictine in Fécamp.

The video library will open its doors on Tuesday, September 2 at the Carré des Docks, for a morning entirely devoted to viewing the most recent French audiovisual programs represented in all their multiplicity of genres: fiction, animation, documentary, live performance, and entertainment. These programs, available on the event's viewing platform, will be accessible on-site in the video library and online.

At the same time, French distributors will be invited to a morning of conferences, running from 10am to 12pm, including the announcement of export figures for French audiovisual programs in 2024, co-presented by the CNC and Unifrance.

The market will open its doors on Tuesday, September 2, to host members' meetings until the end of the day on Thursday, September 4. The video library will remain open to buyers for the duration of the market.

This year's gala evening will take place on Tuesday, September 2 and will feature the fiction series "Vendetta" (6x52’), created by Ange Basterga, written by Ange Basterga, Pierre-Marie Mosconi, and Emmanuelle Michaux, produced by CPB Films, and distributed by France tv distribution. Thierry Neuvic and Vahina Giocante play the main characters in this Corsican family saga, which spans the 1990s to the present day. The artistic teams will be on hand to present an exclusive screening of the first episode of the series at the Pathé Docks Vauban, and to exchange views with foreign professionals at a festive dinner to be held in the Carré des Docks auditorium.

The closing evening will take place on Thursday, September 4 at 7pm, at Magic Mirrors, and will feature the "Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!" series (104x11’), created, written, and directed by Alice Taylor and Thomas Taylor, and distributed by FESTIVAAL Distribution.

NEW CONTENT

Throughout the event, accredited guests will be invited to discover, at dinners and screenings, a number of productions due to hit the screens soon:

• "The documentary Nature: The Call for Reconciliation" (105’), written and directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and distributed by Federation Studios. This film traces the history of life, from its cosmic origins to its contemporary challenges, and calls for a collective transformation to reconcile humanity with nature. The documentary will be screened at the Pathé Docks Vauban cinema at midday Tuesday.

•The scripted series "Belphegor" (4x52’), created by Jérémy Mainguy based on a screenplay by Nils Antoine Sambuc and Thomas Mansuy, and distributed by Mediawan Rights. This modern adaptation of the cult series revolving around the figure of Belphegor, the mysterious opera ghost, stars Shirine Boutella, Vincent Elbaz, Aure Atika, and Kad Merad. The series will be screened at the Pathé Docks Vauban cinema at midday Wednesday.

•Season 2 of the dramatic series "Escort Boys" (6x45’), written by Marc Syrigas, Ruben Alves and Yael Lebrati Attuil, directed by Ruben Alves, and distributed by Wild Bunch TV. After a successful first season, the series reunites its four protagonists — played by Guillaume Labbé, Thibaut Evrard, Corentin Fila, and Simon Ehrlacher — who are forced to return to escorting just when they were on the brink of saving their family estate. The series will be screened at the Pathé Docks Vauban cinema at midday Thursday.